While administering an EMG, the technician notices a decrease in the electrical activity being measured. How would this impact the muscle being measured?
A. Action potentials frequency would increase in the muscle if electrical activity decreased.
B. Electrical activity is unrelated to force generation in the muscle.
C. Force generated by the muscle would decrease.
D. Force generated by the muscle would increase.
Answer: D
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